Aunty Jabou, the other sad part is that it has divided the community and
gave Republicans a chance to add to their numbers in the house. Come
November those democrats who feel chided are going to stay home and I need
not tell you how zealous Republican votes can be.
Daddy Sang
> [Original Message]
> From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 8/27/2002 12:40:17 PM
> Subject: Re: McKinney Won the Democratic Vote!
>
> Yes Habib, a real shame the way this turned out, but I think the saddest
part
> of it is that she was trying to do the right thing, and the other
candidate
> that won was just being used and did not seem to mind that.
> The boys have been back to school in Tennessee since Aug 12. and the
girls
> think they are all grown, that is until they need money or get into a
sticky
> situation that mom can help with. (LOL)
> I am sure this story is familiar to you too.
>
> Jabou
>
> In a message dated 8/27/2002 6:03:23 PM , [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> >
> > Jabou
> >
> > We all know that Cyntia won . GW Bush manupalted this one again .
> >
> > What a shame
> >
> > Thanks for the foward
> >
> > Habib
> >
> > ps how is back to school ? an empty nest again !!
> >
> > in all Md school started today /
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Jabou Joh
> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Fwd: McKinney Won the Democratic Vote!
> > >Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:32:29 EDT
> > >
> > >In a message dated 8/27/2002 4:31:38 PM , [log in to unmask] writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > McKinney Won the Democratic Vote!
> > > >
> > > > McKinney's opponent, Denise Majette, received 49,103 votes from
> > > > traditionally
> > > > Republican voting precincts in North DeKalb and 2,145 votes from
> > Republican
> > > > leaning precincts in Gwinnett County, totaling 51,248 votes. She
> > received
> > > > a
> > > > total of 68,612 votes. Therefore 74.69 or 75 percent of the
oppositionâ
> > €™s
> > > > votes came from the northern and Republican part of McKinney's
> > district.
> > > >
> > > > South DeKalb is the base of the traditional Democratic vote in the
4th
> > > > District. Denise Majette received 17,364 votes from South DeKalb,
which
> >
> > > > totaled 25.3 percent of her total vote. Majette carried only one
> > precinct
> > > > in
> > > > South DeKalb by a margin of 24 votes (North Hairston).
> > > >
> > > > Of the 76 precincts in North DeKalb, 54 were carried in the
November
> > 2000
> > > > election by the Republican opposition and therefore can be
classified
> > as
> > > > Republican precincts. The opposition carried all 54 precincts.
> > > >
> > > > Twenty-two of the 76 precincts in North DeKalb were carried by
Cynthia
> > > > McKinney in the 2000 general election. However, in the 2002
Democratic
> > > > primary, they were carried by the opposition suggesting Republican
> > > > crossover.
> > > >
> > > > In the 2002 Democratic primary election in DeKalb County, there
were
> > > > 116,544
> > > > Democratic ballots cast while there were only 6,886 Republican
ballots
> > cast
> > > > suggesting that Democrats voted approximately 17 times more often
than
> > > > Republicans which is unlikely.
> > > >
> > > > In the 2000 Democratic Primary, there were 54,861 ballots cast
while
> > there
> > > > were 116,544 ballots cast in the 2002 Democratic Primary, which is
a 47
> >
> > > > percent increase.
> > > >
> > > > Republicans telegraphed via the media their intentions to intervene
in
> > the
> > > > Democratic primary with no response from the State or National
> > Democratic
> > > > leadership.
> > > >
> > > > It is clear that Congresswoman McKinney won the Democratic vote.
> > > > Republicans
> > > > do not have the right to determine the outcome of a Democratic
Primary
> > as
> > > > they did in Congresswoman McKinney's race. Therefore, the outcome
of
> > this
> > > > election is not only a travesty of justice and a perversion of the
> > > > democratic
> > > > process, but stands alongside the Florida 2000 debacle as just as i
> > > > llegitimate.
> > > >
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